Category Archives: Connecticut

My latest op-ed for CTNewsJunkie.com. Do we really need the Connecticut Siting Council — that rather haughty commission that decides what goes where in our state? I say no and I’ve got some ideas on how to replace it.

Update: Hurray. Gov. Malloy has come out against this particular tax. * * * * * * Yes, literally. A bill pending in the Connecticut General Assembly would impose a tax on generators of electricity that use coal, oil and nuclear power. Of the $340 million the tax is expected to raise, $330 million would… Read More

My friend Mike Flint continually refers to Gov. Dannel Malloy as Gov. Tax-a-Lot. Fair enough. The man is raising taxes on just about everyone in the state, while next door, NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo is not. But as Malloy points out, Connecticut’s deficit is much higher as a percentage of its budget. Our fiscal problems… Read More

My latest column for CTNewsJunkie.com. A little more than two years after a state senator proposed bailing out newspapers, what is the state of the news media in our state? I’d say it’s pretty good, all things considered.

My latest for CTNJ. This column deals with a bill before the Connecticut General Assembly that would require law enforcement to record the interrogations of suspects in most felony cases. For obvious reasons, the police object. They don’t want you to know what goes on in those rooms. I do and so should you. Disagree… Read More

Terrific piece in today’s Hartford Courant by Jon Lender on a bill pending in the CT legislature that would require police departments to tape interrogations. Among those interviewed: Peter Reilly, who was falsely accused — and later exonerated — of murdering his mother in Falls Village in 1973. And Peter makes some great points, doesn’t… Read More

http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/ My inaugural effort as a contributing columnist for CTNewsJunkie.com, Christine Stuart’s excellent online news source for … what else? Connecticut News. This piece focuses on the fundraising disaster afflicting UConn, where a major donor wants his $3-million gift back. Why? I guess because his feelings were hurt. I’m sure we haven’t heard the last… Read More

According to The Hill, State Sen. Andrew Roraback (R-30) is considering a run for the fifth district congressional seat currently occupied by Democrat Chris Murphy, who himself has announced his candidacy for Joe Lieberman’s Senate seat. When I interviewed Roraback in December on my TV show on CATV6, I asked him at the end whether… Read More